Christina Howells

Mortal Subjects

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ISBN 13:
9780745652757
author:
Christina Howells
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Polity Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2011
Pages:
263
Dimensions:
22.61 x 14.73 x 2.29 centimetres
Genre:
Nonfiction, Philosophy, General,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£19.42

Description

Mortal Subjects explores the complex relationship between subjectivity and mortality through the lens of twentieth-century French philosophy. Christina Howells draws connections between prominent thinkers from various fields, including phenomenology, existentialism, psychoanalysis, and deconstruction.

The book delves into the intricate relationships between body and soul, love and death, desire and passion, examining how these concepts intersect with contemporary French philosophy. By investigating the 'death' of the classical subject and the frailty of human existence, Howells reveals a paradoxical strength in mortality that enables transcendence.

This thought-provoking work is written in a subtle yet compelling style, making it valuable for students and scholars of contemporary theories of subjectivity as well as those interested in the connections between love and death.

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